@ModeledBehavior when you drive over the speed limit do you think of yourself as an illegal driver?
I'm intensely pro immigrant of all stripes, but I'm sticking w/ "illegal immigrant". We can win this argument without word policing.
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@ModeledBehavior do you think of white europeans who stay past their visa as "illegals"?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ModeledBehavior do you use the N word? if not, do you support others' usage because norms against this epithet are mere word policing?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ModeledBehavior I'm both intensely pro-immigrant and pro-free speech, but wording matters in shaping public debate. Linguistics is a thing.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ModeledBehavior Wasn't "illegal immigrant" a PC iteration on "alien"? Does it ever end?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ModeledBehavior Words matter. The term you use belies a certain framing of the topic. See "terrorist" vs "insurgent".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@ModeledBehavior I try to avoid using it but don’t bother chastising others for usingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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